Released in March last year, the Andrew Stanton-directed action-adventure was a failure both critically and financially. To date, it has grossed just under $210 million at the worldwide box office, failing to break even on its rumoured budget of $250 million.

"I really liked it, and I thought people were really harsh on it," Strong said. "It suffered from the fact that we have seen everything in it before.

"It was written at the turn of last century, and everything â€“Â Star Wars, Star Trek, even Tarzan â€“ all comes from it really. The idea of science fiction, he (Edgar Rice Burroughs) was the granddaddy of it all.

"So there was nothing in there that really surprised anyone, and it looked a bit dated. I really enjoyed it, my kids enjoyed it, and people I know enjoyed it."